Activities Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Held annually from mid-February through until late March, the Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival showcases the beauty of around 1000...
Activities New Year's Resolutions, Japan-style Kim Bergström With a new year comes the feeling of a fresh start, and many people use this as an opportunity to set some goals or resolutio...
15 Culture Matsu, Take and Ume Elena Lisina The combination of pine, bamboo and plum blossoms in Japan symbolizes courage, virtue, strength, fortitude, eternal youth and...
Culture Escape to the Countryside! Samuel Patrick Thomas The Ouse district of Koriyama City is a world away from the bustle of hectic urban life. Sloping mountains cradle the extensi...
Culture Tama City - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Tama City is a popular residential area with a strong focus on the contemporary. Its museums & galleries include the Haseko M...
Culture Nishitokyo City - Museums ＆Galleries Sleiman Azizi Nishitokyo City is a bedroom community with a very local museum and gallery culture that happens to feature locations like Ga...
Food Tateyama City's Famous Chicken Basket Kotaro Toda When we came to Tateyama City in Chiba Prefecture, everyone seemed to be ordering a chicken basket, "Naka-pan" from a bakery ...
18 Activities Natural Waters of Japan Elena Lisina Lakes, rivers and waterfalls are picturesque places that the Japanese like to visit in different seasons. Many rivers in Japa...
Activities Back to Nature in Kanagawa Prefecture Rey Waters For a great one-day family adventure consider the Koboyama Park hiking course in Kanagawa Prefecture. It consists of easy to...
Food O-sechi of Japan Serena Ogawa Ever wonder what those boxes crammed with food at New Year's were all about? It's time to discover o-sechi!
